Brisbane City Council is expanding the Fitzgibbon sports precinct at Telegraph Road to include netball courts for district-grade competitions.
With the expansion, the $7 million project would address the shortage of netball facilities in the city’s northern suburbs, said Lord Mayor Graham Quirk. The project also aims to meet the growing need for community sporting facilities. Beginning in mid-2019, the construction works of the extension will commence whilst the project completion is expected by 2020.
“The Bill Brown Reserve Sports Park will provide more leisure and lifestyle opportunities, creating more to see and do in Brisbane,” Cr Quirk said.
“Council is committed to creating a sporting hub at Fitzgibbon and in the past four years has already delivered a new aquatic centre, the city’s first BMX track and a skate plaza, “ he said.
The project involves the addition of four netball courts with lighting, an 80-plus carpark, a new roundabout pathways to the adjoining facilities, and a new recreation-purposes green space. The sports precinct expansion is part of the $40 million sporting package to be spread across Brisbane.
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Apart from Fitzgibbon, the Council will also deliver:
- A new netball precinct at Wakerley
- A synthetic hockey field at Chermside
- A synthetic soccer field at Mitchelton
- A golf course at Cannon Hill
- Two new sports parks at Rocklea and Windsor
- Additional two new synthetic sports fields
“With more than 1000 clubs and 220,000 players, sport is a crucial aspect of what makes Brisbane a great place to live work and relax,” Cr Quirk said
The initiative was welcomed by Bracken Ridge Ward Councillor Amanda Cooper as it would provide training opportunities for local netball clubs including the Ridgettes. Clubs that do not have their own facilities for training, such as the Ridgettes, are forced to hire netball courts at local schools for their training,
“These new netball courts at Bill Brown Reserve will not only provide training facilities available both during the day and in the evenings, but will also allow more social netball games for the community,” Cr Cooper said.
“Netball continues to be one of the most popular social sports in our community, but until now our community has not had enough facilities to accommodate games,” she concluded.
